Thank you, it does seem to be a Parnara guttata, even though the markings are rather faint.
Pranav On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 2:26 PM, hemant ogale <[email protected]>wrote: > > > this is Straight Swift to me... > > Regards. > > Hemant > > --- On *Sun, 20/2/11, Pranav Balasubramanian < > [email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Pranav Balasubramanian <[email protected]> > Subject: [ButterflyIndia] Borbo or Pseudoborbo? > To: "butterflyindia" <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, 20 February, 2011, 9:30 PM > > > > > Hi, > Attached is a UN picture of a swift in Chennai. Is this the Rice Swift > or Bevan's Swift? I understand that P.bevani has a more rounded termen, and > that B.cinnara's HW is more produced at the tornus, but am still unable to > come to a conclusion based on these subtle features. I'm looking forward to > explanations on how these two species can be (*if* they can > be!) distinguished from a photo like this. > > Thanks, > Pranav > > > > -- Enjoy
